1983 San Francisco Giants season
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Owner(s) | Bob Lurie |
General manager(s) | Tom Haller |
Manager(s) | Frank Robinson |
Local television | KTVU (Hank Greenwald, Gary Park) |
Local radio | KNBR (Hank Greenwald, David Glass) SP Radio (Tito Fuentes, Ramón Martínez) |
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The 1983 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 101st season in Major League Baseball, their 26th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 24th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 79–83 record, 12 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason[]
- October 15, 1982: Bill Bordley was released by the Giants.[1]
- October 15, 1982: Alan Hargesheimer was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Herman Segelke.[2]
- December 14, 1982: Joe Morgan and Al Holland were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charles Penigar (minors).[3]
- February 7, 1983: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[4]
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 48–32 | 43–39 |
Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 3 | 46–34 | 42–40 |
Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 46–36 | 39–41 |
San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 10 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
San Francisco Giants | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 12 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 36–45 | 38–43 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 8–4 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 6–12–1 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — |
Opening Day starters[]
- Bob Brenly
- Jack Clark
- Chili Davis
- Darrell Evans
- Mike Krukow
- Duane Kuiper
- Johnnie LeMaster
- Jeffrey Leonard
- Tom O'Malley[5]
Notable transactions[]
- May 1, 1983: Brian Kingman was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[6]
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
- Charlie Hayes was drafted by the Giants in the 4th round.[7]
- Mike Aldrete was drafted by the Giants in the 7th round. Player signed June 22, 1983.[8]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Bob Brenly | 104 | 281 | 63 | .224 | 7 | 34 |
1B | Darrell Evans | 142 | 523 | 145 | .277 | 30 | 82 |
2B | Brad Wellman | 82 | 182 | 39 | .214 | 1 | 16 |
SS | Johnny LeMaster | 141 | 534 | 128 | .240 | 6 | 30 |
3B | Tom O'Malley | 135 | 410 | 106 | .259 | 5 | 45 |
LF | Jeffrey Leonard | 139 | 516 | 144 | .279 | 21 | 87 |
CF | Chili Davis | 137 | 486 | 113 | .233 | 11 | 59 |
RF | Jack Clark | 135 | 492 | 132 | .268 | 20 | 66 |
Other batters[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Joel Youngblood | 124 | 373 | 109 | .292 | 17 | 53 |
Max Venable | 94 | 228 | 50 | .219 | 6 | 27 |
Milt May | 66 | 186 | 47 | .247 | 6 | 20 |
Duane Kuiper | 72 | 176 | 44 | .250 | 0 | 14 |
Dave Bergman | 90 | 140 | 40 | .286 | 6 | 24 |
John Rabb | 40 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 1 | 14 |
Joe Pettini | 61 | 86 | 16 | .186 | 0 | 7 |
Chris Smith | 22 | 67 | 22 | .328 | 1 | 11 |
Dan Gladden | 18 | 63 | 14 | .222 | 1 | 9 |
Steve Nicosia | 15 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 0 | 6 |
Mike Vail | 18 | 26 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 3 |
Champ Summers | 29 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 3 |
Jeff Ransom | 6 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 3 |
Guy Sularz | 10 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Murray | 4 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Wallace Johnson | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Ron Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Fred Breining | 32 | 202.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.82 | 117 |
Mike Krukow | 31 | 184.1 | 11 | 11 | 3.95 | 136 |
Atlee Hammaker | 23 | 172.1 | 10 | 9 | 2.25 | 127 |
Bill Laskey | 25 | 148.1 | 13 | 10 | 4.19 | 81 |
Mark Davis | 20 | 111 | 6 | 4 | 3.49 | 83 |
Scott Garrelts | 5 | 35.2 | 2 | 2 | 2.52 | 16 |
Other pitchers[]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Andy McGaffigan | 43 | 134.1 | 3 | 9 | 4.29 | 93 |
Renie Martin | 37 | 94.1 | 2 | 4 | 4.20 | 43 |
Mark Calvert | 18 | 37.1 | 1 | 4 | 6.27 | 14 |
Relief pitchers[]
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Greg Minton | 73 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 3.54 | 38 |
Gary Lavelle | 56 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 2.59 | 68 |
Jim Barr | 53 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.98 | 47 |
Mike Chris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 5 |
Randy Lerch | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 6 |
Pat Larkin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 6 |
Brian Kingman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
Awards and honors[]
- 1983 Darrell Evans 1B, Willie Mac Award
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Jack Mull |
AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Duane Espy |
A | Fresno Giants | California League | Wendell Kim |
A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Bill Lachemann |
Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Terry Christman |
References[]
- ^ Bill Bordley at Baseball Reference
- ^ Alan Hargesheimer at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Davis at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1983 San Francisco Giants Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ Brian Kingman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
External links[]
- 1983 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1983 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
Categories:
- San Francisco Giants seasons
- 1983 Major League Baseball season
- 1983 in San Francisco
- 1983 in sports in California